A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death, then dumping her body into the East River back in 2013, prosecutors say. Photo Credit: Kings County District Attorney

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$1500 Ikea Order Not Delivered Correctly. A Brooklyn woman paid a popular retailer $1,500 to buy, deliver and assemble furniture for her new apartment. But the order wasn't delivered as promised. Lynda Baquero reports. >>

70-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman Missing for Nearly Two Days: NYPD. A 70-year-old woman has been missing since she left an adult day care center on Friday afternoon, police said. >>

Broken Elevator Torments Tenants in Stifling Heat. A NYCHA high-rise building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has a broken elevator -- and that's troubling for many residents in this stifling heat. Ken Buffa reports. >>

Brooklyn-Queens Connector Streetcar Would Cost $2.7 Billion. Mayor de Blasio is hoping to revive a plan for a streetcar connecting Brooklyn and Queens, but critics are balking at the newly inflated cost estimate for the project. Photo Credit: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector >>

Customer in Nail Salon Broomstick Brawl Sees Charges Dropped. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has dismissed charges against a customer involved in a wild brawl that broke out at a nail salon earlier this month. Photo Credit: News 4 >>

In the Heart of Gentrifying Brooklyn, Nixon Finds Her Audience. The crowd at the debate watch party had no patience for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recitation of investments in transportation, given the area’s subway woes. >>

Man Arrested for Random Pepper Spray Attacks on MTA Buses. A man who allegedly released pepper spray on two MTA buses in Brooklyn has been arrested, police said. Photo Credit: News 4 >>

New Plan for City Streetcar: Shorter, Pricier and Not Coming Soon. Officials say a plan for a trolley along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront is still alive, but cannot be built without $1 billion in federal funding. >>

On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan. This week’s properties are in Yorkville, the West Village, and Brooklyn Heights. >>

Reputed MS-13 Gang Member Charged With Raping 11-Year-Old Brooklyn Girl. An 18-year-old man was arrested on Saturday and charged with climbing through the window of a sleeping 11-year-old girl’s room and raping her. >>

Review: Reluctant mobster pulled back in 'Bones of.... "Bones of Brooklyn" (Permanent Press), by Ira GoldHoward Fenster, son of a bookkeeper for the Mafia, has been "in the life" since he was 10. But now, he and... >>

Smoke Disrupts Subway Service Between Manhattan and Brooklyn. A smoke condition disrupted subway service on the F line between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA said. Photo Credit: Valeria Gonzalez >>

Suspected MS-13 member raped girl, 11, in her bedroom, police source says: report. A man suspected of being an MS-13 gang member broke into the room of an 11-year-old girl in Brooklyn on Wednesday and raped her, police said. >>

Thieves Swiping Packages from Porches in South Brooklyn. Residents who live around 70th Street and Perry Terrace in Bay Ridge say a spate of thefts have taken place over the past week and a half. >>

Video: Suspect charged with rape broke into 11-year-old Brooklyn girl's bedroom. Julio Cesar Ayala was arrested by the NYPD and charged with sexually motivated burglary and first-degree rape. The immigrant allegedly climbed into the a 11-year-old girl's room and raped her in her Brooklyn home. >>